53 favorites     43 comments    492 visits

Location

Lat, Lng:  
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address:  unknown

 View on map

See also...

The Photographer The Photographer


Tolerance Tolerance


Pictorials Pictorials


IPERNITY - Masterpiece IPERNITY - Masterpiece


Give PEACE a Chance! Give PEACE a Chance!


Landscape Lovers Landscape Lovers


Magical sunlight Magical sunlight


Your Shock Photos Your Shock Photos


Planet Landscape Planet Landscape


Silence Silence


Mountain panorama Mountain panorama


Strong Colors Strong Colors


Abandoned Abandoned


See more...

Keywords

tower
Georgia
Caucasus
Svaneti
Ushguli


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved

492 visits


HFF from the high Caucasus

HFF from the high Caucasus
Ushguli, in Northern Georgia close to the Russian border at 2,300 m in the high Caucasus Mountains. The tower is one of dozens of Svan mediaeval defence towers in the village. These defended against attackers and invaders. It is, and was even more so, a very remote area. There were marauding bands of thieves, family feuds, and bandits, as well as civil wars up to the early 2000s
Have a wonderful weekend...best wishes and thanks for visiting. Really appreciated.

Ulrike Bohra, Lebojo, Marco F. Delminho, John FitzGerald and 49 other people have particularly liked this photo


Latest comments - All (43)
 Ernest CH
Ernest CH club
Very top pictures - and thank you for sharing
4 years ago.
 ColRam
ColRam club
4 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
The village is at the altitude of the highest mountain in Australia...
4 years ago.
 m̌ ḫ
m̌ ḫ club
These towers are indeed very characteristic for Svaneti. Thank you for closer explanation. Do they have any use for them in today's era, when the worst bandits and thieves were white collars and neckties?
3 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club has replied
True indeed! Sadly many are quietly crumbling away. It is stunningly beautiful country
3 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.